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Chuck Ross

Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

Showrunner Steps Down From NBC Sitcom

An NBC comedy series will have new showrunners in place for its upcoming season, with Deadline reporting that Justin Spitzer is stepping down from the role on “Superstore.” The move coincides with news that Spitzer, Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green…

Trailer Comes Out for Ava DuVernay’s Eagerly Anticipated Central Park Five Series — Did Felicity Huffman Make the Cut?

Now we know whether Felicity Huffman, who faces legal problems related to the college admissions scandal, made it into Ava DuVernay’s upcoming Netflix limited series “When They See Us,” about the notorious Central Park Five case. According to a trailer…

MLB Gives Up on Buying Regional Sports Networks

Major League Baseball is abandoning its dream of becoming the operator of a nationwide chain of sports channels, The New York Post reports, citing unnamed sources. As Disney wraps up its auction of 21 regional sports networks, “MLB has resigned…

AT&T vs. NFL: Relationship Takes a Nasty Turn

AT&T and the NFL are offering differing accounts of what went wrong with their relationship, with The New York Post quipping that the NFL is accusing AT&T of “unnecessary roughness.” The NFL says the telecom giant pulled two NFL channels…

Roman Polanski Sues the Motion Picture Academy

Exiled film director Roman Polanski is suing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, claiming the organization unfairly kicked him out, TMZ reports. “The disgraced director filed new docs saying the Academy went back on its word to give…

Two Top Deputies of Chicago Prosecutor Resign Following Jussie Smollett Fiasco

“Two deputies of embattled Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, including the ethics officer who wrote a memo announcing Foxx had recused herself from the Jussie Smollett prosecution, will leave the office in coming weeks,” the Chicago Sun-Times reports. “Both…

James Corden and Andrew Garfield Audition for ‘Game of Thrones’ … Sort Of

In a bit that aired on CBS’s “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” the show’s host and actor Andrew Garfield can be seen desperately trying to land parts on “Game of Thrones.” Here’s the clip …

‘Access’ Regular Leaving the Show

An on-air fixture at NBC’s “Access Hollywood” and “Access Live” is leaving the entertainment news franchise. Variety reports that Natalie Morales is exiting the shows. “Morales will continue working for NBC News as West Coast anchor for ‘Today’ and as…

Stars Gather for ‘Laugh-In’ Tribute

A tribute to the seminal sketch show “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” featuring original cast members Lily Tomlin, Jo Anne Worley and Ruth Buzzi, is headed to Netflix next month. “Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate” is set to launch on the…

Two Iconic Sitcoms Return to TV — Live

In an unusual programming event, two iconic comedy series will return to TV in the form of live re-creations. ABC announced plans for “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons,’” a…